Marta Gastini (born 2 October 1989) is an Italian actress, best known for playing

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in ''

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'' and for starring in the film '' The Rite''.

Life and career

After receiving an elementary education, she debuted as an actress on Italian television in January 2009 with the television miniseries ''Il Bene e il Male'' ("Good and Evil"), followed by a starring role in the prime-time miniseries ''L'uomo che cavalcava nel buio'' ("The Man Who Rode in the Dark"). On 18 December 2009, she made her début in cinema with the film ''

Me and Marilyn ''Me and Marilyn'' () is a 2009 Italian comedy film directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni. Premise A divorced man tries to bring back the spirit of Marilyn Monroe by conducting a séance A séance or seance (; ) is an attempt to communicate with spi ...

'' directed by

Leonardo Pieraccioni Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 17 February 1965) is an Italian film director, actor, comedian, screenwriter and cabaret performer. Born in Florence, he made his directorial debut with '' The Graduates'' (1995). In 1996 he directed his breakthrough ...

, where she played the role of Martha, daughter of Gualtiero Marchesi, who was played by the director. In 2010, aged 20, Gastini appeared with

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and

Colin O'Donoghue Colin O'Donoghue (born 26 January 1981) is an Irish actor and musician, best known for portraying Captain Hook, Captain Killian "Hook" Jones on the ABC TV show ''Once Upon a Time (TV series), Once Upon a Time''. He appeared in the horror film, ...

in the American film '' The Rite'', directed by

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and produced by

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and Gastini?s father in Los Angeles. In 2011, Gastini appeared as

in the TV series ''

''. In 2016, Gastini starred in the American-Icelandic film

Autumn Lights ''Autumn Lights'' is an American–Icelandic international drama film written and directed by Angad Aulakh. The film stars Guy Kent, Marta Gastini, and Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson. Set in Iceland, the film is a meditative story of morality, vir ...

as Marie. The film was released on 21 October 2016 in the United States and Canada from

Freestyle Releasing Freestyle Releasing, LLC is an American independent film distribution company based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2004, specializing in releasing low budget films theatrically. Unlike most distributors, Freestyle Releasing does not put ...

Other activities

In 2008, Gastini became a spokeswoman for the Christian Blind Mission.

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards

* Gold Gagliaudo (2010) – Civic merit medal awarded to

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n citizens who have distinguished themselves for professional merit. *Young Certainty of the Italian Cinema (2011) – FilmVideo Montecatini (Won) * L'Oréal Paris Cinema Award (2011) –

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the ...

(Nomination) *

Silver Ribbon The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in ...

(2011) – Best Supporting Actress for '' The Rite'' (Nomination) *Jury Prize, Best Actress (2017) - ''

'' -

Riviera International Film Festival The Riviera International Film Festival (RIFF) is an annual film festival held in Sestri Levante, Italy, which previews new films of various genres from around the world. The invitation-only festival is held annually at the end of April/beginning ...

(Nomination)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gastini, Marta 1989 births Living people Italian television actresses Italian film actresses People from Alessandria Actresses from Piedmont 21st-century Italian actresses